It's the SOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUL TRAIN! Pop music has always had shows like American Bandstand to sing its praises, but R&B music had to wait a while for its own major weekly showcase. Just the same, Soul Train proved to be well worth the wait when it hit the airwaves in the 1970s. This weekly extravaganza, which showed off the latest and greatest in soul music and dance moves, became a national sensation in the mid-1970s and became a pop culture juggernaut that broke new ground for African-American…
It's the SOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUL TRAIN! Pop music has always had shows like American Bandstand to sing its praises, but R&B music had to wait a while for its own major weekly showcase. Just the same, Soul Train proved to be well worth the wait when it hit the airwaves in the 1970s. This weekly extravaganza, which showed off the latest and greatest in soul music and dance moves, became a national sensation in the mid-1970s and became a pop culture juggernaut that broke new ground for African-American…
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Seasons (35)
Season 1
2 Oct 1971 – 22 Apr 1972
Season 2
27 Jan 1973 · 1 episode
17Johnny Nash/Billy Butler & Infinity/Brighter Side of Darkness27 Jan 1973
Season 3
12 Jan 1974 · 1 episode
19Johnny Nash/Kool & the Gang/The Originals12 Jan 1974
Season 4
21 Dec 1974 – 28 Dec 1974 · 2 episodes
14Jose Feliciano/Minnie Riperton/Johnny Nash/The Dynamic Superiors21 Dec 1974
15Johnny Nash/The Commodores/Lonnie Youngblood28 Dec 1974